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Kenny Rogers elected to Rangers Hall of Fame

Kenny Rogers has been chosen to join the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame.

Here’s some of the team announcement:

Arlington, Texas–Kenny Rogers, who pitched in more games than any player in club history, has been elected as the 14th member of the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced today.

Rogers will be inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame during pre-game ceremonies on Saturday, August 6 before the Rangers 7:05 p.m. game with the Cleveland Indians.

The left-hander spent a total of 12 years with the club over three separate stints (1989-95; 2000-02; 2004-05), the longest tenure of any pitcher in team history. In addition to being the Rangers all-time leader with 528 pitching appearances, Rogers ranks second lifetime with 133 wins and 1909.0 innings, is third in games started (252) and strikeouts (1201), and places fourth in relief appearances (276).